title: Using the Ugi multicomponent condensation reaction to prepare families of chromophore appended azamacrocycles and their complexes.
abstract: The Ugi reaction offers an effective method for preparing chromophore-appended DOTA-monoamide ligands, which can readily be elaborated to their lanthanide complexes.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK B15 2TT.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Main
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Snaith
authors.forename: Marco M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Meloni
authors.forename: Maite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jauregui
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sykes
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: Alan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kenwright
mesh_terms: D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006573:Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring / Q000737:chemistry; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008024:Ligands; D049408:Luminescent Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
chemical_list: D001372:Aza Compounds; D006573:Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008024:Ligands; D049408:Luminescent Agents; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; C071349:1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane- 1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid